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J. MOSELEY & B. BLUNDSTONE.

INDIA RUBBER TIRE. No. 475,732. Patented May 24; 1892.

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errlimion fi mber '1. 1891. Serial No. 414,297. 7 an moan Psteitdin England October 2a. 1890, No-16.893.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that we, JOSEPH MOSELEY and BENJAMIN BLUNDS'IONE, citizens of the Un ted Kingdom of-Great Britain and Ireland, residing at Manchesteuin the countyofLancaster, England, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in lndia-Rubber Tires, (patented in Great Britain October 23,- 1890, bio-16,893,) of which the followingis a specification. I

This inventionrelates'to india-rubber tires for wheels; and its object is to increase the strength and durability of such tires.

An indie-rubber tire constructed according to these improvements consists, in its most elementary form, of a central indie-rubber core or tube, a surrounding of yarn or fine wire braided or similarly intersected thereon, and an outer tube or covering of india-rubher. This elementary form of the tire may be modified as to the order and the number of the successive layers upon the central in- -dia-rubber tube or core,..the essential condition being one or more layers of braided or similarly intersected yarn or fine wire in or around the tire. The yarn or fine wire may the core, tube, or layer; but it will be obvious that the surrounding or layer of braided or intersected yarn of fine wire may be independently formed upon a seamless tube and be drawn upon the indie-rubber core or tube or be used as the basis of the indie-rubber tube or tire, but in all cases so that the yarn or wire forms a complete and seamless fabric around the core or center or within the substance of the tire.

The substance of the tires being necessarily made in straight lengths, we may adopt the following means for connecting theends in making up the individual tires: The outerlayer or layers is or are-stripped for two or,

three inches from each end. The ends are then brought together, and the bared portions are servedwith a spirally-laid serving of tape ce-- wanted on and ifies i wi h'a SiQuderv: "ing; The joint is then rendered fl ush with a serving of indie-rubber compound. We will more particularly describe our said invention with reference to the accompanying sheet of drawings, in which- Figure 1 represents a view of two ends of a' tire constructed according to theseimprovements brought together preparatory to m'aking the joint. Fig. his a view of the partlycompleted joint, andFiguii is a view of the joint after completion. j 1

In carrying out our invention-we prefer, in the first place, to make a; length of indie-rubber core or tube, braided orsimi'larlyprotected with the intersected yarn -'or fine wire A. This long protected core or tube is then out intoshorterlengths, the linear dimensions of which aredetermined by the circumferences of the wheels upon which the tires are'ultimately to be used. Each of these shorter lengths may then be surrounded with'a layer of indict-rubber and, if desired, with. one or more layers of fabric-or of indie-rubber, or both of fabric and india -rubbcr butthe outer layer'or outer layers? thus served upon the braided core or inner tube A stop short some three orfour inches (u10re or less, ac-

each. end, as indicated by Fig. 1. The two ends of the protected inner core or tube are thenbrought together, so as to form a butt joint, Fig.1, and in this position they-are for example, as a strip of tape or canvas O- to connect the ends andst'rehgthen the joint.

This surrounding may be in one or more lay ers, according to the character and dimension of the tire, and upon it there is or are laid one or more surroundings :of indie-rubber or ofj indie-rubber and fabric sufficient to bring similar character and dimensions as the rest ,of the tire, which may then be placed in a mold and be vulcanized in the usual manner.

Although we prefer to make thefljoiut, as

parts of "the tires consist, respectively, of an indie-nubb rial Having now'particnlar served witha surrounding of fabric -such,

er tube or of the cushioning. mateydescribedour-eaid I invention, we declare that whatwe claim is-:1.

cording to the dimensions of the tire) from the part D over the joint to the same or a f hereinbefore described, before vulcanization,

' These improvements are particularly applicable. toiinflated. .or pneumatio tiresand to cushioned tires, in'which cases the central a or more layers,

- 1. Ivan india-rubber tire consisting of two a joint constructed by stopping o1- stripping the outer layer or layers at the lands, serving the contiguous ends with fabric, and surrounding "the -SGlW-WQ -WHJQ in 'dia fubber fiush with the remainder of the tire, substantially as described.

2. Atirooonsissiug of one or note success-T ive layers of seamless fabric am": of Malia-mil}- ber upon acore or tube of india-rnbhoi", the outer layers being stripped or stoppefl m the ends, whiclymagoinecl by a. serving of fabiio and a surroii-nding of india rubbex', subsmw. iialiy as described 3. An india -ubboi tho consisting of one or more suca'eessivo layers of seamless fiabric and moose india-mbber upon a (301'6 0i tube of incliarubber, the outer layers being snipped or stopped at the ends of the tire, which-are joined by successive servings of fabi ic and scribed.

In testimony that we claim the foregoing as our invention we have signed our names, 1n presence of 'two witnesses, this 18th flay of November, 1891; I JOSEPH MQSELEY. i

.EENJAMIN BLUNDEWONE. Witnesses;

' THOMAS A. BRADLEY,

TVILLEAH E. Wms. 

